# Vista Meridian Global Academy

Vista Meridian Global Academy is badly underperforming. Reading and math results average to the 23rd percentile among comparable California schools. Only 34.8% of students met California's reading standard, but it is trending up. Math is weaker: 4.4% of students met California's math standard, and it is trending down slightly.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/schools/vista-meridian-global-academy-santa-ana |
| District | [Orange County Department of Education](https://caschooltrends.com/districts/orange-county-department-of-education) |
| Address | 1300 S. Bristol Street, Santa Ana, CA, 92704-3424 |
| City | [Santa Ana](https://caschooltrends.com/cities/santa-ana) |
| Grade span | 9-12 |
| Charter status | Charter |
| Student Enrollment | 260 |
| Current Reading Proficiency | 34.8% |
| Current Math Proficiency | 4.4% |
| Reading State Rank | 1,143/1,596 (28th percentile) |
| Math State Rank | 1,318/1,596 (17th percentile) |
| Student / teacher ratio | 25:1 |
| Per-student spending | N/A |
| Low-Income Students | 258 (99.2%) |
| English Learners | 94 (36.2%) |

Based on California’s CALPADS student-group data (2025).

## Quick Links

| Label | URL |
| --- | --- |
| School Website | [School Website](https://www.google.com/search?q=Vista%20Meridian%20Global%20Academy%20Santa%20Ana%20school%20website) |
| Great Schools | [Great Schools](https://www.greatschools.org/search/search.page?state=CA&q=Vista%20Meridian%20Global%20Academy%20Santa%20Ana) |
| Niche | [Niche](https://www.niche.com/k12/vista-meridian-global-academy-santa-ana-ca/) |
| CAASPP | [CAASPP](https://caaspp-elpac.ets.org/caaspp/DashViewReportSB?ps=true&lstTestYear=2026&lstTestType=B&lstCounty=30&lstDistrict=10306-000&lstSchool=0141978&lstGroup=1&lstSubGroup=1&lstSchoolType=A&lstGrade=13&lstFocus=a) |

## 2-Year Trends

| Subject | From year | To year | 2-year change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Reading | 2024 | 2026 | +7.4% |
| Math | 2024 | 2026 | -2.0% |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 27.4% | 62 |
| 2025 | 23.6% | 55 |
| 2026 | 34.8% | 46 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 6.5% | 62 |
| 2025 | 0.0% | 54 |
| 2026 | 4.4% | 45 |

## Performance details

Race, economic status, English learner status, and distribution of scores by grade.

### Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 27.1% | N/A |
| 2025 | 24.1% | N/A |
| 2026 | 34.9% | N/A |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Low-Income | 2024 | 2026 | +7.8% |
| Non-Low-Income | N/A | N/A | N/A |

### Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 6.8% | N/A |
| 2025 | 0.0% | N/A |
| 2026 | 4.8% | N/A |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Low-Income | 2024 | 2026 | -2.0% |
| Non-Low-Income | N/A | N/A | N/A |

### Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 0.0% | N/A |
| 2025 | 0.0% | N/A |
| 2026 | 0.0% | N/A |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| English Learners | 2024 | 2026 | 0.0% |
| English Native | N/A | N/A | N/A |

### Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 0.0% | N/A |
| 2025 | 0.0% | N/A |
| 2026 | 0.0% | N/A |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| English Learners | 2024 | 2026 | 0.0% |
| English Native | N/A | N/A | N/A |

### Reading Performance by Race and Ethnicity

| Group | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hispanic or Latino | 34.9% | 43 |

### Math Performance by Race and Ethnicity

| Group | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4.8% | 42 |

### Reading Score Distribution by Grade

| Grade | Tested Students | Minimal | Developing | Proficient | Advanced |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11 | 46 | 23.9% | 41.3% | 26.1% | 8.7% |

### Math Score Distribution by Grade

| Grade | Tested Students | Minimal | Developing | Proficient | Advanced |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11 | 45 | 75.6% | 20.0% | 4.4% | 0.0% |